Gwangju City to Hire 744 Citizens for Public Jobs in Daily Quarantine Measures

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 11th that it has selected 744 citizens to participate in the ‘COVID-19 Response Living Quarantine Public Job Project.’

The living quarantine public jobs were established as part of the ‘5th Livelihood Stabilization Measures,’ announced by Mayor Lee Yong-seop on the 8th of last month, to hire more than 12,000 citizens this year in two phases to stabilize the lives of citizens struggling due to COVID-19 and revive the local economy.

This recruitment is the result of receiving applications and finalizing the selection for four fields, including the living quarantine team, which was promoted as the first phase.

The first phase project, called the ‘COVID-19 Response Living Quarantine Job Project,’ planned to select a total of 764 people: 500 for the living quarantine team, 180 for the public transportation facility disinfection team, 28 for operating thermal scanners, and 56 for operating living treatment centers. However, since one of the three living treatment centers ceased operations, the final number selected was 744, 20 fewer than planned.

The first phase project recruited Gwangju citizens aged 18 to under 65. Those excluded from applying included employment insurance subscribers, recipients of unemployment benefits and livelihood benefits under the National Basic Livelihood Security Act, households with two or more participants, and university (graduate) students. Nevertheless, reflecting the difficulty of finding jobs due to the economic downturn, 1,939 citizens applied, showing a high competition rate of 2.5 to 1 on average.

The 744 finally selected will be individually notified of their hiring on the 12th through the project departments and autonomous districts, and will be deployed to the field to start work from the 15th. Working hours are 5 to 6 hours per day, and depending on the project, work will last for 2 to 3 months.

Lee Jeong-sam, head of the City Citizen Public Job Support Center, said, “We will play a stepping stone role in stabilizing the lives of citizens struggling due to the COVID-19 crisis and creating jobs,” and added, “For the second phase public job project to be conducted later, we will thoroughly review the first phase recruitment situation to ensure participation opportunities for more vulnerable groups and carry out the project fairly and meticulously.”

Meanwhile, Gwangju plans to expand the participation scope so that more citizens can participate in the second phase public job project, which will hire 11,992 people across 17 fields, compared to the first phase. The city will establish a detailed selection promotion system and plans to announce recruitment on the city website around the end of this month, considering the progress of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety’s tentative ‘Hope Job Project.’

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